Exhibiting device to show harmonious color combinations in rooms.



No. 856,222. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

' W. CHURCH.

EXHIBITING DEVICE TO SHOW HARMONIOUS COLOR GOMBINATIONS IN ROOMS.APPLICATION FILED DBO. 20. 1906.

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No. 856,222. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

. W. CHURCH. EXHIBITING DEVICE TO SHOW HARMONIOUS COLOR OOMBINATIONS INROOMS, v Agrmoumn rum) 1:30.20. 1906.

' citizen of the United States, residing at Chi- T cago, in.the countyof Cookand State of wants to see actual exhibition combination, justwhat showing the harmonious combinations of the matched for wall andceiling. Fig; 3 is a Fig. f is a view of the inside of the top "coverUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM CHURCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.EXHIBITING DEVICE TO SHOW HARMONIOUS COLOR COMBMINATI'ON'S IN ROOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11., 1907. Application filed December 20, 1906. Serial No-348,804,

To all whom it may concern.-

color cards 7. These cards Be it known that 1, WILLIAM CHURCH, a

ling, are the to be used. sition shown Illinois, have invented a certainnew and use- 1 ful Exhibiting Device to Show Harmonious ColorCombinationsin Rooms, of which the following is a specification. T

y invention is designed to permit. the dealer to show his prospectivecustomer by of the various colors in his room will look By swinging theminto the poiii 4 and folding the cover downupon them, you see the colorcards 7 through the'openings for the ceiling 4 and side wall 5'in actualcontact, precisely as they will appear in the room. I f one only desiredto see asingle combina tion formed-"from the top and next adja centcolor card. 7, this I tively'simple, but where one desires to pick outthe'top card for the ceiling and the bottom card for the wall, itbecomes a matter of some difficulty except by theuse of my improvedcolor cards, which are cut as shown in the detail view, so as-torovidealine 8 Which shall coincide with a 'ne drawn from the point 9 at whichthe ceiling and side wall meet to a point; corresponding. to the outercorner. 10 where the ceiling and side Wall meet. By cutting the card inthis manner, you can swing the various tion making any combinationrequired from .the cards located at any point on the pivot.

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When a firm figures on finishing a room it is customary to have washeddrawings made showing the color scheme as it will appear when completed.These sketches are quite expensive, especially so if the customer threeor four different color schemes. I

My invention has for its object to'provide a device, by the use ofwhicha variety of color schemes fora room may be exhibited,

colorsas they will room is finished. r

Y My means of accomplishing the foregoing may be more readily understoodby having reference to the accompanying drawings which are hereuntoannexed and are a part of this specification, in which,

Figure 1 is a view of my device showing the outer,fold orcoverlaidbackdisclosing the inside. Fig. 2 is an elevationof the outside cover ofmy device showing the colors actually appear when the used to showvarious types and forms. of tile for mantles, rugs and even furniture,the whole presenting the actual colors to be. used an entire colorscheme or harmonious color combination.

.regard as new, and desire to secure by Let'- ters Patent,is:

' 1. .In a device of the character described, the combination of a.folder formed of a front and rear fold, there being a representation ofa room upon the outer surface of the folder, one of the side walls andvthe ceiling in 'said representation being cut away, a plurality of colorcards mounted upon the inside of cross section taken on the line x w inFig. 2. the device, removed.

shown in Fig. 2'bein of one o the color Fig. 5 1s a detail view cards. I

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the entiredescription.

In the drawings, my device is constructed of a top and bottom fold .land 2. The upper or top fold 1 has printed or drawn upon its surface aroom 3. This room may, of course, be varied to illustrate various roomsof a house parlor, dining-room, den, livingforth, substantially asdescribed. room, etc. x 2.

As shown, the ceiling 4 and the side wall 5 top and bottom, there beinga representation of the room iscut away in the top 1,so that of onelooks through the top to-the inner orthere being ,openings in the topwhere the bottom side 2 upon its inner side. ceiling and one of the sidewalls would ap- Su'itably mounted upon a pin or pear in saidrepresentation, a plurality of or in any other convenient method 0 color.cards mounted upon the inside of the to present, when placed at rightangles to each other, amitered line coinciding to a line "drawn fromtheinner to the outer coring and side wall meet, for the purpose setwould be compar'acards into posi inthe decoration of 'the room, thusdisclosing Having described. my invention, what I the said folder, thesaid cards "being cut so as should be prepared from the actual materialsIt is obvious that my lnvention may be Ioo nerof the room at the pointwhere the ceil- 1 a room upon the outer surface of the top,

IO 5 A color exhibiting device formed with a device said cards being cutso as to present,

when placed at right angles to each other, a

mitered line coinciding to a line; drawn from the inner to the outercorner of the roornat the point where the ceiling and side wall meet,for the purpose set forth, substantially as described. I

3. A color exhibiting device formed with a top and bottom, there being arepresentation of a room upon the outer surface of the top,

a plurality of color cards mounted upon the inside of the said device,th'ere being open- 7 combination, for the purpose set forth,substantially as described.

,Witness'es:

v A. NELSON,

H. L.' DODSON.

WILLIAM cHURoHQ

